The Thirty Nine Steps

In Theaters

November 4, 1978

Runtime: 1h 42m

The Thirty Nine Steps
EnglishMysteryThriller

The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian 'sleeper' agents are planning to pre-start World War I by murdering a visiting foreign minister. However, Scudder is murdered and Hannay is framed for the death by the 'sleepers'. Fleeing to Scotland Hannay attempts to clear his name and to stop the agents with the aid of Alex Mackenzie but not only is he is chased by Chief Supt Lomas for Scudder's death but by the agents who are headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...

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Cast & Crew

  • Robert Powell

    Robert Powell

    Richard Hannay

  • David Warner

    David Warner

    Sir Edmund Appleton

  • Eric Porter

    Eric Porter

    Chief Superintendent Lomas

  • Karen Dotrice

    Karen Dotrice

    Alex Mackenzie

  • John Mills

    John Mills

    Scudder

  • George Baker

    George Baker

    Sir Walter Bullivant

  • Ronald Pickup

    Ronald Pickup

    Bayliss

  • Donald Pickering

    Donald Pickering

    Marshall

  • Timothy West

    Timothy West

    Porton

  • Miles Anderson

    Miles Anderson

    David

  • Andrew Keir

    Andrew Keir

    Lord Rohan

  • Robert Flemyng

    Robert Flemyng

    Magistrate

  • William Squire

    William Squire

    Harkness

  • PM

    Paul McDowell

    McLean

  • David Collings

    David Collings

    Tillotson

  • John Normington

    John Normington

    Fletcher

  • John Welsh

    John Welsh

    Lord Belthane

  • Edward de Souza

    Edward de Souza

    Woodville

  • Don Sharp

    Don Sharp

    Director

  • MR

    Michael Robson

    Screenplay

Media

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